The media portrayal of policing is juxtaposed with both positive and negative representations. As a result, a complex relationship exists between media consumption and public attitudes towards the police. The purpose of this study was to test the impact that media consumption had on attitudes toward police misconduct and discrimination. The findings revealed that heavy consumers of network news were more likely to believe that police misconduct was a frequent event. This was especially true for minority respondents. Similarly, minority... read full review »

Legislative control Legislators could reevaluate laws that create the potential for corruption. Such a reassessment would be based on the recognition that a major portion of police corruption is an outgrowth of laws that criminalize drug use, prostitution, and gambling. Any serious attempt to fight police corruption must wrestle with the decriminalization issue. Decriminalization involves removing the criminal label from victimless crimes by legalizing and regulating them. Decriminalization would contribute significantly to improving the... read full review »

Rooting out police corruption When police controls break down and a scandal occurs, special investigating commissions can mobilize public opinion and rally public support for anticorruption and antiviolence reforms. Commissions get information from the police department, pinpoint where the internal controls of the police have failed, and recommend changes in policy. The problem with these commissions is that they usually disappear after finishing their reports. Paul Chevigny asserts that continuing independent auditors would be more... read full review »

Police Corruption Police corruption is the misuse of police authority for personal gain. Examples include extortion (for example, demanding money for not writing traffic tickets) and bribery (for example, accepting money in exchange for not enforcing the law). The costs of police corruption Police corruption carries high costs. First, a corrupt act is a crime. Second, police corruption detracts from the integrity of the police and tarnishes the public image of law enforcement. Third, corruption protects other criminal activity such... read full review »

I too was charged $99.90 for what was suppose to be anti virus software. I spent numerous hours on the phone last night and several hundred dollars getting my PC fixed. Needless to say I have disputed the charge and am filing a complaint. read full review »

How the Media Work In the United States, the media are large businesses that are privately owned. Some television stations and newspapers (particularly smaller ones) are owned locally by families or by groups of investors. Many of the biggest stations and newspapers, however, are owned by large media corporations, which in turn, are often subsidiaries of enormous conglomerates. The concentration of ownership has been increasing. In 1981, 46 corporations controlled more than half the circulation and revenues of daily... read full review »

Ordered 4 sets of batteries 12/2010 for cordless phones in home. Good price, specs exceeded OEM batteries, fast delivery. Batteries arrived with no markings. I really don't know what I received. Battery cord longer, difficult to fit into phone. Now, less than 2 months later, battery life is short, need frequent recharging. Consider my experience when comparing their batteries. If they sell brand name, compare prices and order these instead. I didn't see all of the complaints until I wrote this; another retailer may be the best choice. read full review »

Effects of the Media on Politics Scholars once believed that the mass media have only a minimal effect on politics, but that view is now discredited. The media do make a difference. They have an impact on public opinion and on policymaking in a number of different ways. Several studies, for example, have demonstrated that the media play an important role in setting the policy agenda. The topics that get the most coverage in the media are the same ones that most people say are the "most important problems" facing the country... read full review »

is a fraud and is transporting illegally as per the federal laws with NO min. required $750, 000 commercial and cargo insurance in force with the Gov to be legal. Thats no protection for your cargo, (Gov Proof below)...NO curent & valid (class "A") CDL, DOT, MC and ICC #S and not displayed on the side of your owned or leased legal trucks like all legal commercial trucks must running DOT hrs & log books. You need proper government authority to transport for hire and to be legal. You have not. We have filed against him. Do not... read full review »

I have a 5 year old tractor which has a plow to remove the snow. The engine transaxle belt broke. I went to sears in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to get a replacement belt for it. Since Sears closed their Service and Parts store in Fishkill, N.Y. You would think their stores would carry more parts which are important for their tractors to stay running., in my case. I had to order the belt, which will take about 7 days to get. We have had a lot of snow this year and it is snowing every 3 to 4 days. The thing that really makes me mad is that the store had... read full review »

Most websites offer a summary of your order and offer you a chance to confirm your order. Not this one. once you finish declining there last extra, the summary presents thanking you for your order. Whats worse is that the choices you make during the purchase process do not necessarily reflect in the final purchase price. I ordered 1 basket without the 2nd basket free and the knife because they want extra shipping to get the 2nd basket and the knife, but I did add 1.99 to get it in stainless steal. I ended up with two baskets, one knife and... read full review »

I ordered flowers online and have been getting this charge monthly. I sent a note to them via their website and got no response. THIS IS A SCAM! I didnt sign up for anything. WHAT A RIP OFF! read full review »

hello i was at Bp gas station Saturday 2/5/11 7:40am morning to get gas. Eventually, the owner whom you gave bulilding and gas station to, did not clean parking lot. The parking lot was completely slippery. When i pulled in parking lot, my car slid straight into big pile of snow, also when i finally got to pump, got out of my car to pump the gas, i slipped ride on parking lot. No one took care pump area or parking lot. This gas station is completely mess. The owner didn't bother cleaning or putting snow on parking or pump area. When i... read full review »

I have requested my account number from the above institution on several occasions so that I can have the recipient bank of my Social Security and V.A Disability payments changed to another bank. Based on "security reasons" they refuse to give it to me and offer no way for me to obtain the needed information. It would help me if I knew what Regulatory Agency oversees that type of business. read full review »

We live in Queenstown and when we went down to Port Elizabeth in January my wife made an appointment for new glasses. All went well until the specs were ready for collection. The sun glasses were very dark and not what wife ordered. Had to go back to correct. Sunglasses back now reading glasses instead of sunglasses. Wife took the glasses back Tuesday 6 April 2010. Well. The attitude of the staff behind the counter was what one could say BAD. No good day can we help just what is it. No sorry, we will rectify etc. Then wife had to go down... read full review »

I purchased a Driver Smith to help me with my drivers on my new computer but I had to remove it because it caused damage to my computer. I was charged $39.95 when it said $10.00 of and would be $29.95. My credit card shows $39.95 withdrawn. I would like to have a refund immeditately and terminate any further contacts. read full review »

Dave the dog trainer called me a c**t and a moron for not be able to make my dog stay. He told me to not get rid of my dog but to get rid of my boyfriend. I have never in my life been treated this way by ANY business. David Baron even showed up on my doorstep around midnight knocking at our door just because we cancelled our second post-dated check. I had to call the police to get rid of him. I can't imagine someone like this being in business for himself but then again, he has three web sites. DogAnswers.com, DavetheDogTrainer.com... read full review »

*BEWARE OF CHRIS WOODS*Who is Chris Woods? An Australian con man who mostly resides and hands out in the Los Angeles Area. He is cocky, greedy, short fused. Standing at about 5'4" - 5'6", Elbis looking hair, fake tanning, terrible skin complextion. Chris will take your money and run. He uses "Jockey" "furniture business" "horse racing" etc. as means to trap you into the scam of your life. WHAT HE IS NOT:He is not a Jockey and NEVER was. -FACT- He does NOT own any furniture store anywhere in... read full review »

This is my NIGHTMARE experience with Ideeli. I ordered a hair dryer which I received fine. The company then sent me two more hair dryers I did not order. After several emails and phone calls I was told I would receive shipping labels to return the two boxes. They of course never sent me the correct labels after I requested them several times. I finally sent the two packages back to avoid being charged for them - it cost me $26, more than half of my original purchase. They have refused to reimburse me the money I had to spend to fix... read full review »

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E-Z Movers Chicago- I asked the delivery men to be extra careful with only 1 item, my hand carved bed from Bali. Not only did they break the headboard, they set it up against the wall, placing the peices together so I wouldn't notice. A few days later when I tried to put the bed together, the headboard just fell apart when I pulled it from the wall (it hadn't been touched since the movers set it there). I took photos and contacted the company. They mailed me a form that I signed prior to the move with a list of previously damaged... read full review »

Travel America sells travel certificates to car dealerships that offer them to customers when they buy a car. At first I was very excited about taking a Las Vegas trip. Travel America Vacations Inc. offers you a choice of 3 vacations. A cruise, a trip to Vegas or a resort stay in Mexico. Once I finally got through to a travel agent, I tried to book Vegas on the long weekend the agent said I was better off with Mexico because there is no availability in Vegas on the Long Weekend. That's complete BS because I found several... read full review »

Please do not purchase anything in this company. They will steal your credit card information and use it to buy anything. This outfit used my credit card to purchase an airline tickets worth $2000.00 Please don't be the next victim and please spread the word about this company. read full review »

Rachel White with Vacation Depot continually called us to tell us how she could rent our timeshare for $2, 200 - $2600 a year. The timeshare was a week with two bedrooms which she said people really wanted. She said that they had business people all the time that would pay top dollars for rentals. Rachel White would call everyday sometimes at least two times a day. She stated she wanted us to be a part of this because the had people right then that wanted rentals and really wanted us to be a team with her company because they were successful... read full review »

As of January 01, 2011, my electric meter, along with several others in my neighborhood, had been missing its lock for 4 months. I reported the problem to my rental lease office and Green Mountain Energy back in October 2010. Nothing was done. Nothing, that is until I asked for a meter reread in the month of December 2010 because I received a bill for $285 and the usage was "estimated". I didn't, and don't, think I should pay for power I haven't used seeing how I was in Houston and their tech, Lonnie Griffin, didn't... read full review »

Everyone in the world, I'm sure, is very appreciative of the "Free Cash"/"No Deposit Required" promotions. However, these affliliates are the "front line", and the "first impression" for new players on a poker site. YourPokerCash.com is a UB partner. I signed up 15 DAYS AGO! They ask for a photo ID(supposedly to prevent fraud). I submitted it FIVE TIMES until they felt the JPG file was worthy of approval. They treated me like I was in the third grade, and I used the wrong color of crayon. Not to mention... read full review »

I want them to pay for all the fraud they are causing everyone I'm tired of them Scamming people anywhere I didn't send them any information I told them to get it from the FBI read full review »

I stopped at this store and pumped 26 gallons of diesel fuel into my 2004, 25oo Dodge Ram pickup on 2/4/11 at about 4:00pm.I pulled out of the parking lot and my truck cut off about 500 feet from the store . My light came on that indicated I had water in my filter. My husband left work, came and drained the filter, nothing but water came out, no fuel. He closed the cock pit drain and I tried to start the truck, it would not start. We did this a half dozen times nothing but water came out.We had to have my truck towed. We went back and talked... read full review »

Our company recently switched Health Insurance from Anthem Blue Cross to Blue Shield of California, we were told by our insurance broker, Kevin, that there were no real changes to the policies, just switching to a new company to save money. On Monday January 24th, 2011, Kevin came into the dealership to pass out temporary insurance cards. Just before mine is handed to me he then tells me of the "issue" with my policy. I am a single person and mother to a 7 year old child whose father also works at the same place of business, I am told... read full review »

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On line "Tara the Medium "is a joke and not worth reading her chain mails of you need my help now. Time is running out and I can help you achieve all your goals if you just listen to me and pay for several months of forecast and guiding. Big fat waist and will eat your money up. This Tara is a group of people and a scam. There are the other fakes and counter parts that you can see in person who make false claims of 25 or more years of experance like Liane langford the "natural Intuitive Clairvoyant Tarot readers. Be careful... read full review »

National Tire & Battery DESTROYED my Jeep engine while in their shop and will not accept responsibility for the damage... Monday evening, Jan 3rd, 2011 … I had the oil and air filter changed at Jiffy Lube at 4592 Manchester Road, the Jeep engine was running fine … Tuesday evening( Jan 4th ) on my way home from work, I noticed light steam coming from under the hood, I checked the temp gauge and it was fine, but I thought that maybe during the oil change, they might have poked a hose or knocked something loose, and it... read full review »

This is the second or third time this company has charged my credit card without my authorization! I notice that a lot of other people have complained about this company. Why haven't they been shut down?? read full review »

This scumbag sex offender ripped me off. http://www.banningpolice.org/PressRel/pr_122308.pdf http://www.homefacts.com/offender-detail/CA18696073A0107/Michael-John-Divita.html read full review »

Southern California Legal Group and attorney John Paull Serrao and Mathew Donahue advertises a low $799 price but that is just a bait and switch scam trick to get you to pay much more. They are a ripoff. My impression was that the staff in the office were very young and inexperienced, the attorneys have only practiced bankruptcy for a year and did not reflect the experience that they claim. Lawyers who bait and switch customers especially at a time when they are most vulnerable with their finances should be called out. Shame on them. read full review »

We went to get a few groceries at this very old supermarket. I was surprised that it was still open. The place was a mess, the lettuce was bad looking and the shelves were not stocked up. Very poor stock, and they call their groceries bargains, which most of the groceries were very very expensive. The cashier was a chinese man, and he offered terrible customer service. The place is is not kept up clean and very unsanitary. I would not recommend going here to find groceries at rock bottom prices and the customer service is very terrible. He... read full review »

Little over a month ago while reviewing my account history on iTunes I noted charges for purchases I did not make, the amount was a little over USD$10. I went on line through the apple help function to apple service and support and filed my concern. After which apple disabled my account, blocked my credit card, credited my bank the amount of USD$28 and then informed me what to provide to re-enable my account. I quckly changed my account passoword wrote back with the correct over charge as well as provided the information needed to re-instate... read full review »

i shop your dollar store .here in black mountain. i have never. saw anyone there smoking before. on this date.feb.2 around 100 pm i was going in to the store and i saw two of your employees. standing out in front of the store smoking one of the badges i saw the name.amanda. ithink the other one i think her badge. said lynn on it i really do not think this is good practice. at all. thank you. leota burnette read full review »

Know what you are buying when you choose an extended warranty. Here is my recent experience with Bankers Warranty. I am posting the letter I sent to Dealers Assurance who are listed on the terms and conditions of the contract with Bankers Warranty as the 'go to' people at time of dispute with Banker's Warranty. Mr X has been substituted for the real name of the the gentleman who communicated with Bankers Warranty on my behalf. The 2 local repair companies have been changed also to ABC Repair and DEF Electronics. My name shows a... read full review »